I was very happy and honored to receive the Versatile Blogger Award this month from Phyllis at All Things Beautiful! And I’m so happy to be able to pass the award on to some wonderful blogs!
I’ve seen a number of different rules for the Versatile Blogger Award. I’m going to use the following set of rules today to pass on the award to some new blogs I’ve just recently discovered.
First, for the Versatile Blogger Award, I must:
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave me the award.
Thank you, Phyllis! I love All Things Beautiful for your great homeschooling activities and inspiration!
2. Share 7 things about myself.
I’m going to answer 7 questions I was asked by Joelle at Homeschooling for His Glory in a “Tag You’re It” Post.
1. What is the one thing you find the most difficult about homeschooling? I think recording our activities was the most difficult thing for me. If I would have had a blog back when we homeschooled, I think I would have done a much better job of that!
2. What is the one thing in your children (or one of your children) that you have the hardest time to deal with or manage? As a non-athletic person, I found it challenging to raise two competitive athletes. I loved watching them skate but found the competitive part of competitive sports more difficult to manage. I learned to deal with it by focusing more and more on character development and the journey rather than the end result.
3. What is the most amazing place you have ever visited? I’ve loved being able to travel to so many places around the world through figure skating. The most amazing place I visited might have been Turin, Italy, when Christina competed in the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships. My favorite place to visit is still San Diego, where my kids and kids-in-law now live!
4. What do you like to do when you are alone? I always love to read.
5. How many days of the week (on average) does your scheduling gets followed? When we homeschooled, we probably followed our scheduling 4 out of the 5 days each week, although we always allowed for necessary changes.
6. Are you the kind that lets the folded laundry sit awhile before putting away or it gets put away right away? I’m a laundry hater, so my natural tendency is to let the folded (or unfolded!) laundry sit awhile before putting it away. FlyLady has helped a lot with that. Now I try to always tell myself, “Right away is the easy way.”
7. Do you plan the Christmas season out? I’m a person who does a lot of planning in my head. To a certain extent, I plan the Christmas season out and follow a number of traditions. But we always do a lot of planning as the season progresses – sometimes the day before an event!
3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who I have recently discovered and think are fabulous (also contact the bloggers I chose and let them know about the award).
It’s always difficult for me to choose because I find so many blogs I love. There are also many great blogs I’ve already passed an award on to. Please check out my Award posts to see those blogs. This time I’m passing on the Versatile Blogger Award to 15 fabulous parenting/education/homeschool bloggers I discovered in the last month or so.
Children’s Learning Activities
And always, I am SO thankful to have you as a reader. To you, I happily pass on:
Congrats on your award you deserve it , hope you had a good Christmas =)
Thanks so much! I had an absolutely wonderful Christmas! I hope yours was wonderful, too! Have an awesome 2011!
Thank you, Deb. Your site is great! Since I have two little ones who haven’t even hit Kindergarten yet, your posts are perfect for moms like me.
Thanks for your kind comment! I love your site, too! You have wonderful information and ideas for parents!
Thanks for the award. I am going to go and look at some of your other award-winners – I love finding new blogs.
You’re welcome, Catherine! I love the ideas you share through your blog! I love finding new blogs, too – and there are some great ones listed!
I came across your site through the teaching/homeschool section of Picketfence and thought I would share a creative writing site for kids (and adults) that I have just set up – come and see the “I Wonder Chronicles for literacy and creativity” – use the prompts and add to the wonder!
more here: http://dthaase-lines.blogspot.com
I just checked out your site – very creative with interesting writing prompts! Thanks for letting us know about it!
Thanks so much for the award, Deb!!! You are so kind! I can’t wait to check out these other blogs 🙂
You’re welcome, Michelle! You have the cutest printables! And I’m sure you’ll find some blogs listed that you’ll love! There are lots more great blogs listed through links on my awards page as well!
Thanks!!!!! Happy new year to you and your family…
You’re welcome, Palmy! I really enjoy your posts – and am thankful for Google Translate so I can automatically translate them from Italian! Happy New Year to you and your family, too!
Thank you! I admire the work you put in for all of us and appreciate you reading my blog.
You’re welcome, Nichole – and thanks for your kind comment! I really enjoy reading about the ways you use Montessori and Godly Play at home.
Hi Deb, Congratulations on your reward and thanks for passing it on to me! I’m amazed at how prolific you are – and thankful, too, because I always have something new and interesting to read at your site.: )
Thank you and you’re welcome, Sheila! I love the ways you use Godly Play with different groups. I appreciate your following my blog. And I’m sure that I’m more prolific than I would be if I had young children!
Thanks so much Deb, I really should be passing this award to you. My family is so thankful for discovering your site and thanks to you pointing us in the right direction we will be ordering the Berryman book. I look forward to your posts in the new year and I wish you and yours a healthy 2011.
You’re welcome – and thanks so much for your kind comment! I love what you’re doing with your blog. And I’m happy to hear you’ll be ordering the Berryman book. I’m so impressed with everything I’ve learned from his work. I hope you and your family have a wonderful 2011, too!
Congratulations on your award, Deb, and thank you for passing it along to me. You certainly earned it! I’ll have to think about my answers and who to pass it along to now. Happy New Year!
Thanks, Kelly – and you’re welcome! I love the ideas you share on your blog! Have fun passing on the award. Happy New Year to you, too!
Thank you so much for the award at Children’s Learning Activities!
You’re welcome, Valerie! I appreciate all the great ideas and information you share!